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Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Adjudicating
U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Official in a Practitioner Disciplinary Case
Board of Immigration Appeals
General Instructions—Please read carefully before completing and filing Form EOIR-45.
When and Where to Appeal:
1.
You must send the Notice of Appeal, Form EOIR-45, so that it is received by the Board of Immigration
Appeals (Board) within thirty (30) calendar days after the Adjudicating Official’s oral decision or, if no oral
decision was rendered, within thirty (30) calendar days after the date the Adjudicating Official’s written deci-
sion was mailed.
Simply mailing the Notice of Appeal within the time limit may not ensure that the Notice of Appeal is time-
ly received by the Board. If your Notice of Appeal is received outside of the time limit, it will be dismissed
as untimely. Send or deliver your Notice of Appeal to:
To send by courier or
Board of Immigration Appeals
To send by regular
Board of Immigration Appeals
overnight delivery service,
Clerk’s Office
first-class mail use
Clerk’s Office
or to deliver in person, use
Disciplinary Appeal
address:
Disciplinary Appeal
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2000
this address:
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2000
Falls Church, VA 20530
Falls Church, VA 20530
How to Pay for the Appeal:
2.
Attach to the Notice of Appeal, Form EOIR-45, a check or money order for exactly one hundred and ten
dollars (U.S. $110) payable to the “United States Department of Justice.” All checks must be drawn on a bank
located in the United States. Write the Practitioner’s name and the disciplinary case number on the check or
money order.
If you cannot pay for the appeal, you must complete and submit a Fee Waiver Request (Form EOIR-26A).
The Board will review your request and decide whether to allow the appeal to be filed without payment of
the required fee.
Representation by an Attorney or Representative:
3.
You may be represented by an attorney or a representative who is authorized to appear before the Board. See
8 C.F.R. §1001.1(f) and (j). The government will not pay for your attorney or representative.
If you are represented by an attorney or representative, he or she must file a notice of Entry of Appearance
Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (Form EOIR-27) at the same time that this Notice of Appeal, Form
EOIR-45, is filed.
Form EOIR-45
Rev. Oct. 2013